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Medical insurers crack down on doctors who fiddle bills

18.03.10
Analysis: Leading private insurers believe fraud from doctors and patients costs them £140  million a year, and are trying to plug the leak... more

FSA finds 1,000 names on 'boiler room' share scam list

15.03.10
The Financial Services Authority warns 1,000 people that their names are on a list being used to sell worthless shares... more

Driver suspended after 'stopping bus and beating up pedestrian’

16.02.10
A bus driver is suspended after he allegedly assaulted a pedestrian in front of hundreds of onlookers... more

Fraudsters target 10,000 names with non-existent shares scam

01.02.10
Police issue an alert to thousands of people whose details are on a 'master list' being used by criminals... more

Harry Redknapp 'confident' of acquittal over tax evasion charges

15.01.10
Video: Tottenham Hotspur football boss Harry Redknapp was 'confident' of clearing his name after being accused of an estimated £40,000 tax evasion... more

Drugs gangs move into financial fraud

06.01.10
Crime gangs normally associated with the drugs trade are turning to fraud and recruiting corrupt employees in banks and financial institutions, a senior police officer warned... more

Orchestra's finance boss 'siphoned off £560,000'

23.11.09
Financial director of the publicly-funded London Philharmonic Orchestra faces claims that he took £560,000 to fund an extravagant lifestyle... more

Green activists target business from secret Climate Camp

24.08.09
Government departments, banks and big businesses on alert as thousands of climate change protesters prepare to bring chaos to London... more

No charges against David Sullivan and Karren Brady

07.08.09
The co-owner and chief executive of Birmingham will not be prosecuted after a two-year police investigation into suspected tax irregularities... more

Victims of £80m fraud are 'in denial'

20.07.09
Hundreds of victims of an £80million pyramid fraud are in denial that they have been ripped off, say police... more

Promoters face jail over £1m airline ticket fraud

01.07.09
Three concert promoters face jail after admitting a £1million airline ticket fraud to fly in musicians and models for Salsa events across Europe... more

Police claim Ian Tomlinson could have been attacked by fake G20 cop

01.07.09
Family of Ian Tomlinson were told by a senior investigator he may have been assaulted by a police impersonator shortly before he collapsed and died... more

G20 police officer accused of second assault on woman

12.06.09
The police officer alleged to have slapped a woman in the face during the G20 protest is now being investigated for a separate assault on another woman... more

Woman hunted over £10million mortgage fraud

11.06.09
A woman suspected of carrying out a £10million mortgage fraud is being sought by detectives... more

Harry Redknapp police quiz ' a mere formality', say Spurs

02.06.09
Football: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was questioned by police as "a mere formality" as part of the investigation into alleged corruption in English football, the club has said... more

City police hire 50 specialists to fight £1 billion fraudsters

26.05.09
City police are employing 50 specialists to cope with a £1 billion increase in fraud, a senior officer said... more

Police bail pair arrested in £50 million fraud probe

22.05.09
Two men arrested over a suspected fund management fraud worth more than £50 million were bailed, police said... more

Police probe over G20 death

15.05.09
Met Police investigated over claims it deliberately misinformed public following death of Ian Tomlinson at G20... more

Driver held as runaway van kills woman tourist

27.04.09
Police have launched an investigation after a woman was crushed to death by a runaway delivery van in front of lunchtime City workers... more

City probes ‘major property scam’ as AIB loses £56m

26.03.09
A City investigation has been launched into what could be London’s biggest property fraud after a bank lost tens of millions of pounds... more

City watchdog faces huge claim over 'rogue trader'

05.03.09
The City watchdog faces a huge compensation claim from investors who say it failed to act quickly against a suspected rogue trader, it was reported... more

Six held over 'biggest fraud in history of stock market'

28.01.09
Six men suspected of involvement in one of the biggest frauds in British stock market history were arrested in a joint operation by UK and Spanish police... more

New evidence emerges in football bungs probe

11.11.08
Police are investigating new evidence in the football corruption inquiry. City of London Police say they are examining further claims involving some of football’s leading figures... more

Detectives examine new claims in football corruption inquiry

11.11.08
Police are investigating new evidence in the football corruption inquiry, the Standard can reveal... more

You're booked! Now the police hand out yellow cards

08.09.08
Aggressive drinkers in the City are being handed "yellow cards" banning them from the area for up to 48 hours... more

Drink laws 'bring yob violence and murder' to the City

24.06.08
The City is being plagued by an explosion in violence including murder in the wake of Labour's relaxation of licensing laws, an MP has warned... more

Revealed: 100 stabbings in London this year

14.05.08
More than 100 people have been stabbed this year in London, the Evening Standard reveals... more

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